''Barney'' is a British animated children's television series that aired on

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from 27 December 1988 to 26 April 1989. It also aired on

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as part of their anthology series for younger children called ''Small World'' in the United States and Latin America.

Characters

*Barney (voiced by

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): A good-natured

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who has many adventures with his best friend Roger and constantly looks for fame and fortune. *Roger (voiced by

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): A mischievous mouse who lives on the top of Barney's head inside his hair. *Desmond (voiced by

): An Afghan dog friend with

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whose voice resembles that of

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, who serves as head of the TV house. *Corneila (voiced by

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): a female chihuahua who sometimes is not very keen on Barney's attitude. *Francine (voiced by

): a friendly Irish setter who helps Barney on his quest for stardom. *Mr Prophet (voiced by

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): a Spaniel who sometimes has a depressed attitude but is a good friend of Barney. *Lost and Found (voices uncredited): Two Dalmatian puppies who were found on Christmas Eve by Barney, and were given to a delighted Mr Prophet as a Christmas present.

Episodes

Home media

On 6 November 1989,

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released a single video cassette titled "Barney Gets Into Mischief", featuring all episodes except for the Christmas Special. Castle Music Ltd. later released another VHS release, titled "Barney: The Dog with Stars in his Eyes" on 1 June 1999, which included all thirteen episodes. On 22 April 2002,

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and Universal Pictures Video released another tape also titled "Barney Gets into Mischief and other stories", which consisted of the first eight episodes excluding the Christmas Special. This release was also released on DVD in August 2004, and the two companies later released the whole series on DVD in 2006.

Australian VHS release

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released "Barney: The Dog with Stars in his Eyes" on VHS on 31 October 2000, containing all thirteen episodes.

References

External links

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